Ariosoma multivertebratum

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Ariosoma multivertebratum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Species:
A. multivertebratum
Binomial name
Ariosoma multivertebratum

Ariosoma multivertebratum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Marquesas Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 300–460 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54.2 centimetres.[2]

The species epithet "multivertebratum" refers to the eel's possession of a larger quantity of vertebrae than others in the genus Ariosoma.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma multivertebratum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199042A2552958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199042A2552958.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ariosoma multivertebratum at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 [ref. 28053] Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32.